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Since I've had a few people tell me to make a thread about these guys, here it is: meet Tycho and Refurb!  Such enthusiasm. Tycho is a 2-year-old corgi mix that I found at the local humane society about a year ago. Stumpy legs and huge freakin' head. Fraction mentioned that he looks like he's part JRT as well, I think I have to agree.   He's incredibly friendly, quiet and almost never barks. I had him for about 6 months before I decided that I would get a cat. Tycho had been around a couple of other cats that used to live with me before and had no problems, so I hoped that he wouldn't fight with a cat too much. Back at the end of September, FISHMANPET over in the YOSPOS cat thread posted this picture of a tripod kitten:  along with a video of her bouncing around like crazy after a toy. She was at a shelter about 20 miles away, so I figured I should go give her a visit. It turns out that she'd been trampled by a horse when she was about a month old and was brought in to the shelter with her leg completely twisted around. They were forced to amputate the entire leg. I met her three weeks after the surgery, amazingly well recovered and energetic.   Yep, there's your problem. I christened her Refurb and brought her home that night. After a week of isolation in the master bedroom/bathroom, she was ready to meet Tycho.  He didn't quite get what she was. But, neither was hostile towards the other, so that was a good sign. A week later, she'd taken over the dog bed. He didn't mind, though.   Refurb really likes cameras. Really, really likes cameras.         There's so many more of those pictures. Over the next couple months, the two of them seemed to get used to each other a little more. I was initially worried about something the shelter had mentioned - "prey instinct," where a hobbling or limping animal will appeal to a dog in a predatory way. Tycho started following Refurb around the house a lot. Not hostile, though. Just keeping an eye on her, it seems, whenever she's not in the room with us.      Now, it seems, they're the best of friends.  So, that's Tycho and Refurb - my stumpy land mammals. 
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I hope we will get many more photos about the adventures of your leg deficient pals. 
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Feb 20, 2013 21:11
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Oh lovely, a thread about these two. Didn't know Tycho was from a shelter as well. Have you got any of the pictures where Refurb is booping Tycho on the nose still?
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Feb 20, 2013 21:24
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Just this one, as far as I can tell I forgot to post one of my favorites of Refurb:  And I just got home so I figured I'd take a fresh pic of play time 
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Feb 20, 2013 21:37
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I just want to say it was really brave of you to adopt a cat that was not only missing one leg but who also apparently can never ever actually close its mouth.
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Feb 20, 2013 23:36
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Your cat is the opposite of Tard. He's smiling all of the time.
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Feb 20, 2013 23:39
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Oh good, that was my favourite of the nose booping pictures.
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Feb 20, 2013 23:44
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A few gifs    El Gar posted:I just want to say it was really brave of you to adopt a cat that was not only missing one leg but who also apparently can never ever actually close its mouth. To be fair, your cat is the opposite of mine - an emotionless and empty shell.
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Feb 20, 2013 23:57
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And a few reasons why the YOSPOS catte thread is one of the greatest things on earth:       
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Feb 21, 2013 00:05
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Golden-i posted:In these her eyes look like they are two different colors, but in all the other ones they both look bright green. That's a strange and adorable cat you have there. And your doggie is adorable too.
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Feb 21, 2013 04:43
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I'm gonna guess refurb never shuts up? I like that kinda catte.
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Feb 21, 2013 05:42
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I like this. Tycho was obviously day dreaming, gets snapped out of it, but can't be bothered to fully turn around.
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Feb 21, 2013 14:16
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Buggiezor posted:In these her eyes look like they are two different colors, but in all the other ones they both look bright green. That's a strange and adorable cat you have there. And your doggie is adorable too. Not sure why some of those came out as neon green as they did. This is more like her real eye color:  AtomikKrab posted:I'm gonna guess refurb never shuts up? Pretty much this, yep.  Most pictures come out either like that or with a blurry mouth. She's got a very squeaky meow, though, which is really adorable.
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Feb 21, 2013 15:49
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Could we get a video to hear this alleged squeaky meow for ourselves?
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Feb 21, 2013 15:59
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Sure, here's some squeaky refurb bouncy laser chasing action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXzPdnk0Jl8
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Feb 21, 2013 16:27
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Lots of cat pictures so far, here's a dog nose. I love watching these two interact, it's getting very predictable. One minute they're chill...  Then it's    e - I think that last gif is my favorite of those two so far.
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Feb 21, 2013 19:59
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Refurb is so freakin' cute. As a fellow dilute tortie owner, I salute you. The other day I was browsing imgur for the first time ever and the third thing I clicked on was an album of all of Refurb's meowing pictures. I don't know whose album it was but, I was happy anyway.
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Feb 21, 2013 22:27
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squeee posted:eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Refurb is so freakin' cute. As a fellow dilute tortie owner, I salute you. Might have been mine, I submitted an album a month back or so at the request of a friend. Led to this on buzzfeed:  Just to show she's not 100% evil, here's a few more.    Dog kennel claimed. A comparison of her back in October vs. February:  My, how much she's changed. I was testing out my new camera and managed to find the setting that captures souls.  
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Feb 22, 2013 13:43
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I think this is about the closest we're ever going to get in real life to one of those cartoon fights where there's a giant cloud of dust with occasional heads and limbs popping out of it for a moment at a time.
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Feb 22, 2013 14:27
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Refurb doesn't just meow a lot. She yawns a lot, too.   Dem teef. Golden-i fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Feb 22, 2013 |
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Feb 22, 2013 15:56
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We just got some fresh snowfall here and I realized that Refurb is too young to have seen snow before... I think you all know what had to be done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l9dgvmjxfY
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Feb 22, 2013 22:36
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Golden-i posted:Sure, here's some squeaky refurb bouncy laser chasing action That squeak right at the start!  She moves a lot faster then I expected her to.
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Feb 23, 2013 01:07
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Golden-i posted:We just got some fresh snowfall here and I realized that Refurb is too young to have seen snow before... I think you all know what had to be done. Yessss.... hurl dat catte into the snow. It for some reason is such fun to see them fwoomp into the soft fluff.
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Feb 23, 2013 06:54
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 Looks like something is amiss...  Yep. Dog's lovin' it though.
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Feb 23, 2013 17:31
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These two are the opposite of what I'd expect. The dog doesn't like to cuddle at all. He just likes to be near people, like on the couch with me or on the floor by my feet, but if you even just rest your hand on him he'll move away. The cat, on the other hand... Click for big Space lap cat. Tycho got a turtle valentine for V-day. This is him appreciating it, I think.  Click for big Also, I love how cool cat eyes are.  Click for big
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Feb 25, 2013 12:48
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Is Refurb becoming less noisy with age or are you just able to capture her in those rare moments more often?
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Mar 2, 2013 15:36
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xcheopis posted:Is Refurb becoming less noisy with age or are you just able to capture her in those rare moments more often? She's still noisy. She used to meow like crazy at the green focusing light on my old camera. The new camera, while taking better pictures, does not have a focusing light. It's not impossible to catch the moments, though.   She's meowing in that last one, it's just hard to see. Couple random ones:   
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Mar 2, 2013 15:42
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Yeah, most of the pictures you post in YOSPOS are her being a chatty little beast. I love watching cats stretch! I also seethe with jealousy. edit: Tycho is a doof-ball.
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Mar 2, 2013 17:22
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Love this. I always try to grab pictures of my cattes stretching their toes, but I always fail. 
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Mar 2, 2013 22:31
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Thank you. My cat's leg had one of its rear legs amputated two days ago due to my fuckup, this thread helps.
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Mar 6, 2013 21:35
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Sorry to hear that. They recover very impressively, all things considered. More pictures! Click most of them for bigger versions.     And I think the dog is a masochist or something, he really likes getting his rear end kicked by the cat.  "Will you be my friend?"  WHACK  "Ehuehuehuehe" And a shot of Refurb losing a fight to an inanimate piece of fluff from a dog toy. 
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Mar 6, 2013 23:34
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So freaking cool. I've always been amazed at tripod animals, how well they seem to adjust to getting around. I also couldn't resist doing a thing. 
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Mar 7, 2013 07:25
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It's been a couple months since I updated this thread, but the "Ideas for the forum" thread has inspired me! I've got lots of new pictures/gifs of these two! You can click on most of them for larger versions.     Not a Single. gently caress. Given. Her eyes have gotten super green, much more so than when I first got her.   Bunk beds has become a near daily thing around here.  Careful around Tycho, he's a real ladykiller:  Not Refurb, though. She's all business:  Her business still happens to be meowing. All the drat time.   She still forgets that she's missing that leg       And missing leg or not, she's still a cat and will be messed with to an appropriate degree using laser pointers or any other means at my disposal.        I'll keep updating this thread with more stuff if people are interested enough.
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May 16, 2013 18:25
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Golden-i posted:
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May 16, 2013 19:07
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Golden-i posted:
Tycho's eyeliner is especially Pete Wentz-y in this one.
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May 16, 2013 19:42
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Oh my god  Pretty sure this is the greatest thing. Ever.
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May 16, 2013 21:06
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Golden-i posted:I'll keep updating this thread with more stuff if people are interested enough. Please do. Refurb and Tycho are The Best Dog and Cat Buddies.
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May 17, 2013 00:29
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Can't stop staring at refurb trying to scratch with the missing leg. so Fascinating.
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Golden-i posted:I'll keep updating this thread with more stuff if people are interested enough. Never stop. Refurb and Dogface consistently make my day.
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